Time management is a lie they sold you - especially in a toxic workplace.

You can color-code your calendar, time-block every hour, and still walk out at 5pm feeling gutted. Why? Because hours aren't the real bottleneck. Energy is. And under a bad boss, your energy is being drained by people who don't care what's left of you when you get home.

In Day 6, we flip the script. Forget squeezing more out of the clock - learn how to protect what actually keeps you functional: your mental, emotional, and physical fuel. Because in a toxic environment, every interaction has a cost, and the people who survive are the ones who track the spend.

What we cover:

• Why traditional time management fails under toxic leadership
• The four kinds of energy you have to manage - and which one bad bosses drain first
• Practical moves to recover energy during the workday
• How to stop letting your boss set the thermostat on your nervous system

If you're stuck working for a bad boss and need someone in your corner, I do 1:1 coaching. Email me directly at badbossguide@gmail.com.

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